Varney Hill
Varney Hill rises to 187 m in Maine. Saddleback Mountain stands 905 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Swett Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 29 miles off.
The story
mountain in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States of America
Wikidata Q33152838, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 187 m
How to reach it
- 29.3 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
- 29.7 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Swett Hill: 0.7 mi
- Brown Hill: 1.4 mi
- Town Farm Hill: 2.3 mi
- Maquire Hill: 2.3 mi
- Perham Hill: 2.5 mi
- Veterans Park: 3.2 mi
- Harris Field: 3.8 mi
- Davis Field: 4.3 mi
- Schoodic Lake Boat Access: 5.5 mi
- Sebec Lake Public Beach: 10.5 mi
- Cowyard Falls: 15.2 mi
- Mud Gauntlet Falls: 17.2 mi
- Gauntlet Falls: 17.3 mi
- Hays Brook Falls: 18.1 mi
- Screw Auger Falls: 19.0 mi
- Brownville Woods: 4.1 mi
- Williamsburg Forest: 6.4 mi
- Law Farm Nature Trails: 10.1 mi
- Barnard Forest: 11.3 mi
- Silver Lake: 13.7 mi
- dih cheese fort: 12.1 mi
- Old Blacksmith Shop Museum: 12.6 mi
- Guilford Historical Society: 19.3 mi
- Dexter Historical Society Abbot Museum: 22.2 mi
- Monument Square: 12.3 mi
- Children's Memorial: 18.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.5 mi
- Cannon Monument: 22.1 mi
- The Jaws: 19.8 mi
- Barren Slide: 20.0 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 21.4 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 22.2 mi
- Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society: 12.1 mi
- Blacksmith Shop Museum: 12.6 mi
- Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site: 12.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Varney Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleback Mountain | NNW 341° | 905 m | 16.1 mi |
| Fourth Mountain | NW 305° | 714 m | 17.3 mi |
| Columbus Mountain | NW 314° | 707 m | 16.1 mi |
| Chairback Mountain | NW 316° | 667.5 m | 16.0 mi |
| Little Wilkie Mountain | N 352° | 629 m | 15.7 mi |
| Third Mountain | NW 309° | 610 m | 16.9 mi |
| Benson Mountain | WNW 297° | 559 m | 15.4 mi |
| Ebeemee Mountain | N 352° | 556 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:10 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:43 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:57 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:08 | 15:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barnard, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358225395
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